Meaghan Gallagher Recognized at National Girls and Women in Sports Day Ceremony

By DANIEL COLLINS

January 30, 2017 at 2:47 PM

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Arthur L. Johnson High School Senior Meaghan Gallagher holds up her certificate at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day ceremony.

Arthur L. Johnson High School senior Meaghan Gallagher pictured with her parents at the National Girls And Women in Sports Day ceremony on Sunday, January 29, 2017.Credits: John Gallagher

Meaghan Gallagher pictured with her mother and ALJ girls varsity soccer assistant coach Jen Guenther at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day ceremony on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Credits: John Gallagher

Meaghan Gallagher is also a player on the girls varsity basketball team this year. She's played in 11 games this year, averging 4.7 points per game.Credits: Daniel Collins

Meaghan Gallagher was a co-captain and goalie for the Johnson girls varsity soccer team. She made 107 saves on the season and recorded nine shutouts her senior year.Credits: Scott Bohm

Meaghan Gallagher said she was honored to receive the award and that she's lucky to have great teammates and coaches during her soccer career.Credits: Scott Bohm

CLARK, NJ- Arthur L. Johnson High School senior Meaghan Gallagher was recognized for her athletic achievement at the National Girls and Women in Sports Day luncheon held before the Seton Hall University women’s basketball game on Sunday.

This is the 31st year of the annual “National Girls and Women in Sports Day,” a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievements of women and girls in sports.

“I’m totally honored, I’ve been really lucky to have great coaches and great teammates along the way,” Gallagher said. “Ending my senior year with this is just the icing on the cake.”

In her high school career, Gallagher played soccer for all four years, basketball for three years and track and field for two years.

“I am very proud of Meaghan,” Johnson girls varsity soccer head coach Meredith Peitz said. “Not only is she a phenomenal athlete, but she is a confident, young woman. I have known Meg since she was in elementary school and her drive and ambition have always impressed me. This award is well-deserved and she is the perfect recipient to represent Crusader nation.”

Gallagher was the goalie and co-captain for the Crusaders girls varsity soccer team in 2016, leading them to a 16-4-1 record and a trip to the NJSIAA Central, Group 2 Semifinals. She made 107 saves and recorded nine shutouts on the season as the starting goalie of the team.

She is also currently in her third season with the basketball team, playing 11 games this year and currently averaging 4.7 points a game.

“As a four-year starter for our varsity soccer team, Meaghan Gallagher has been one of the primary reasons for the resurgence of JGS [Johnson Girls Soccer],” Gus Kalikas, the Athletic Director of the Clark Public School District, said. “She has been solid in goal for us and has provided leadership to our team throughout the years. She is more than worthy of the NGAWS [National Girls And Women in Sports Day] honor and we are proud of her for all her accomplishments.”

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